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Structural geology and tectonic setting of the Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, southern Madison Range

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dc.contributor.authorSumner, Wendolyn Rivers, author
dc.contributor.authorErslev, Eric A., advisor
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Larry K., committee member
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Eric, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialWyoming
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T17:25:40Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T17:25:40Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractThe Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, exposed in the core of the southern Madison Range in the northwestern Wyoming province, is a well-preserved, carbonate-quartzite-pelite shelf association of Archean age containing a coherent stratigraphic sequence. Relict sedimentary structures (161 measurements) reveal that stratigraphic up is to the southeast. Trace element geochemistry of the meta-turbidites indicates that the sediments were deposited in a back arc basin analogous to the Sea of Japan. Comparison of major element chemistry of the pelites with other suites in the northwest Wyoming Province suggest a similar provenance throughout the region. Repetition and truncation of the Cherry Creek stratigraphy occurs along a series of narrow, southeast dipping mylonite zones of Late Archean age. Petro-fabric analyses of C-S surfaces, asymmetrical mineral retorts, and rolled garnets indicate oblique thrusting to the northwest. Strain analysis of psammitic portions of meta-turbidites indicates largely flattening strains and bulk shortening of the Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, with associated plane strain localized in thrust zones. Prograde (middle-amphibolite facies) mineral growth lineation's parallel fold axes in zones of heterogeneous shear, suggesting synchronous prograde metamorphism and deformation. Down-plunge projection of fabric, strain and map relationships demonstrate tectonic thickening of the Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite by thrust imbrication and duplex stacking. This thin-skin deformation is closely analogous to many post-Archean convergent belts, suggesting similar tectonic processes during the Archean.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/189487
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991011924689703361
dc.relationQE601.S85 1988
dc.relation.ispartof1980-1999
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dc.subject.lcshGeology, Structural
dc.subject.lcshGeology, Stratigraphic -- Archaean
dc.subject.lcshGeology -- Wyoming
dc.titleStructural geology and tectonic setting of the Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, southern Madison Range
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thesis.degree.disciplineEarth Resources
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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